Gene Autry

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed The Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero - honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top". Autry is a member of both the Co…

Movies & TV Shows

1. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
2. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
3. The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Self
4. The Phantom Empire (1935) — Gene Autry
5. Oh, Susanna (1936) — Gene Autry aka Tex Smith
6. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) — Self - Sings (archive sound)
7. Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) — Self
8. Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949) — Gene Autry
9. The Big Show (1936) — Gene Autry/Tom Ford
10. Radio Ranch (1940) — Gene Autry
11. Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) — Gene Autry
12. The Old Barn Dance (1938) — Gene Autry
13. In Old Santa Fe (1934) — Gene Autry
14. Rim of the Canyon (1949) — Gene Autry / Steve Autry
15. Melody Ranch (1940) — Cornelius J. Courtney
16. The Gene Autry Show (1950) — Gene Autry
17. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self - Guest
18. Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936) — Gene Autry
19. Night Stage to Galveston (1952) — Gene Autry
20. On Top of Old Smoky (1953) — Gene Autry
21. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) — Helen Morgan
22. The Cowboy and the Indians (1949) — Gene Autry
23. Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947) — Gene Autry
24. Rodeo Dough (1940) — Gene Autry
25. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) — Gene Autry
26. Springtime in the Rockies (1937) — Gene Autry
27. The Old Corral (1936) — Sheriff Gene Autry
28. Git Along Little Dogies (1937) — Gene Autry
29. Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937) — Gene Autry
30. Man from Music Mountain (1938) — Gene Autry
31. Stardust on the Sage (1942) — Gene Autry
32. The Singing Cowboy (1936) — Gene Autry
33. The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) — Gene Autry
34. Melody Trail (1935) — Gene Autry
35. Riders in the Sky (1949) — Gene Autry
36. In Old Monterey (1939) — Gene
37. Pack Train (1953) — Gene Autry
38. Loaded Pistols (1948) — Gene Autry
39. Red River Valley (1936) — Gene Autry
40. Winning of the West (1953) — Gene Autry